Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
BOSTON,.
Socialism Advocated at the Hub by
Henry VrOOman.
tries.

The liberation exhibited by the Bos-
tonans in these days of radical speech
and radical propositions is in favorable
contrast to the "broadcloth mob" of the
days of Garrison. But the "broadcloth
mob brought out a Phillips. and per-
haps the Bostonians have remembered
the lesson and govern themselves accord
ingy. The Boston Herald printed an
excellent summary of Harry Vrooman's
speech there last Saturday evening,
which we reprint for preservation, with
our acknowledgements. Mr.. Vrooman
had an intelligent audience "a Boston
audience) and his remarks were well re-
ceived. He said:
The Socialists do not demand any.
thing. They do not believe in cut and
dried dogmas. They say one fact is
worth ten thousand theories. They say
future society must grow from the pres
ent; it cannot be built. Socialists are
not architects. They do not believe in
any patent medicines and cure alls to
remedy every evil. Some of the require
ments of that future society, of which
Socialists are the prophets, can be stated
Complementary in three parts.
Photographed society will guarantee
to every citizen, male and female, an op-
portunity to toll at some calling suited to
their taste and talent
Second-Each citizen shall receive for
his work the full product of his labor,
partly in personal remuneration and
partly in public benefits.
Third-Every child shall be guaran-
teed free complete education, physi-
cally, mentally, morally and intellect
ually
Our demanding these great sweeping
reforms would not give them to the
world were not the very forces of CAPT.
talism opening up the possibility of their
realization, forcing their adoption. The
economic conditions of a people mould
all their customs. Our economic condi-
tons are changing, hence all society
must gradually change. The innovations
of machinery and the concentration in
| all industries are doing the work. Capt.
tai is massing; labor is massing. Thus CO.
operative effort in production is forced.
This is noticed in the syndicates, and
| pools, and trust and various combina-
| tons of the great corporations. The coal
miners, the various iron manufacturers
and textile workers, unite under COM
mon management, to protect mutual
| interests. The commercial world also
presents its examples. This is the tend
ency of every industry. You can as
easily make water flow up hill as you can
stop it. This is Socialism in production
Socialism in distribution must be accom-
| plished before the masses get much good
from the economy through organization.
| The wage worker is being forced into
trades unions and political labor parties
as a means of securing the harmonious
development of the tendency.
Through the ballot and the labor Or
-ganzation lies the true solution. When
capitalists suppress these, it is time to
talk of other methods. The producers
organized nationally, and federated to
act for each Others interest must take
control of the State, then recognize gov.
ernmentally the heads of these trades de-
partments as cabinet officers. This
would then be the social democracy.
Production would then be carried on for
use-not for profits. To effect this, the
State must furnish these departments
the machinery and tools-capital with
which to work. This is the outline of
a cooperative commonwealth. Through
this organization all rent, interest and
profits will be abolished, and labor will
| have its own.